August 29: How much does media actually influence language? PBS on the @**josswhedon** show "Buffy" changing teen talk tinyurl.com/luoh23 @**dustmite333**

September 8:Does language change the way you place blame? The Wall Street Journal and new research says that it may: tinylink.net/37475 @**dustmite333**

September 16:@**nprnews** says the #**twerk** affect is making dictionaries less complete, but not in the way you think: tinylink.net/43558 @**dustmite333**

September 18: Can speakers of other languages see colors that English speakers can't? Language shaping perception: tinyurl.com/pd8dzay @**dustmite333**

September 23: Nicaraguan children who created a language without word for "left" have trouble with spatial awareness: tinylink.net/42689 @**dustmite333**

September 25: The gender of words in Spanish/German change how their speakers describe them--words affecting thought: tinylink.net/59268 @**dustmite333**

October 2:Certain vowels make your mind think of something smaller--and marketers have taken advantage: tinylink.net/26452 @**dustmite333**

October 14: German scientists use human language genes, change how mice squeak: tinyurl.com/nbx6gqz @**dustmite333**

October 20: Linguist David Peterson creates a new language for @**HBO** network's @**GameOfThrones** to feel more real: tinylink.net/52468 @**dustmite333**

November 12: Think social class has nothing to do w/ learning language? A new Stanford study asks you to think again: tinylink.net/vgd99 @**dustmite333**